Front & Back Office Certified MA – NEW Clinic!
Intermountain Healthcare Posted on 2022-11-18
| Salary | $18.02 – $24.47 an hour |
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| Location | Las Vegas, NV |
| Type | Full-time |
Job Description
Job Description:
A Medical Assistant I performs routine clerical and clinical tasks within the clinic, assisting Physicians and other licensed providers to provide cost effective, quality patient care.
Are you interested in advancing your career while helping people live the healthiest lives possible? Do you want to have a job where the work you do matters? At Intermountain Healthcare, we are looking for Medical Assistants who are patient-focused and engaged. Our flexible scheduling is great for students and those looking for life balance.
Becoming a Medical Assistant can be a great first step in your healthcare career if you are looking to become a Registered Nurse, Advanced Practice Clinician, Healthcare Leadership and more!
What does it mean to be a Medical Assistant with Intermountain Healthcare? Check out this video to learn more.
Clinic Location: Las Vegas, NV
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Minimum Qualifications
- Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
- Medical Assistant diploma from an accredited program for the clinical scope of practice
Benefits Eligible : Yes
Intermountain Healthcare offers a generous benefits package that contributes to the overall health and compensation of each caregiver.
- Various insurance options through Select Health, Intermountain’s insurance company
- Onsite fitness centers and discounts to local gyms
- LiVe Well caregiver incentive program – up to $300 per year
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – including free counseling for caregivers and their immediate family
- Over 302,000 discount offers across 10,000 cities on everything from movie tickets, pizza and the zoo to car rentals and hotels
- Paid Time Off including but not limited to Parental Leave, Long and Short-Term Disability
- 401(k) with up to 6% employer contribution
- Up to $1,500 referral bonus
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Tuition Assistance through Peak – up to $5,200 per year paid to your school as you go
To learn about additional Intermountain benefits Click here
Job Essentials
Performs basic clerical and office duties including:
Assembles necessary documents and supplies.
Effectively uses computer applications in the office setting.
Schedules, coordinates, and monitors appointments, inpatient and outpatient admissions, tests, treatments, and procedures.
Maintains medical records and other information.
Maintains inventory of supplies. Orders and restocks as needed to ensure availability for patient care.
Accurately documents patient history, physical, and vital information into the medical record.
Performs business and financial duties including:
Under the direction of the provider, assigns procedural and diagnostic coding to encounter forms.
Conducts pre-authorizations and referrals in accordance with third party insurer requirements.
Facilitates timely billing by completing necessary documentation.
Performs clinical functions within acceptable standards of care including:
Prioritizes (triage) patient needs identified through phone, electronic, and walk-in communication in accordance with established guidelines, standing orders, and protocols.
Recognizes and appropriately responds to emergency situations.
Prepares and maintains examination and treatment areas.
Performs complete intake process as specified by physician or other providers (chief complaint, history, vital signs, height, weight, OFC, care process model data, etc.).
Administers screening tests to patients (e.g., visual tests, audiology, spirometry, EKGs) within practice type.
Assists provider with examinations, procedures, treatments, and interventions.
Provides patient education as directed (content reflects specific MA training, guidelines, care process models, protocols).
Reports significant changes in patient condition or other pertinent patient information to the Physician.
Following provider instructions, demonstrates accurate, timely, and efficient follow through with pharmacy refills, scheduling out of clinic procedures, obtaining, reporting and tracking of lab results, leaving phone messages, and distributing faxes.
Actively participates in quality improvement initiatives (i.e. CQI, TQM, Lean, 100% participation, etc.).
Physical Requirements:
Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
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Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
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Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
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Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
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Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).
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May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
Location:
Central Office – Las Vegas
Work City:
Las Vegas
Work State:
Nevada
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$18.02 – $24.47
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion .
Company description:
Intermountain Healthcare is a leading nonprofit organization and health system that provides high-quality care to our patients and communities in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Kansas. We are a team of more than 59,000 caregivers with a shared goal: to make a difference in our communities by putting our patients and families first, believing that fully engaged employees are the foundation of exceptional patient care. We value diversity and offer promising career opportunities with great benefits to those who share this goal. Based in Salt Lake City, Intermountain Healthcare includes clinics, a medical group, affiliate networks, hospitals, homecare, telehealth, health insurance plans, and other services — along with wholly owned subsidiaries including SelectHealth, Saltzer Health, Classic Air Medical and SCL Health.
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